Quinnipiac Blows Out LIU in NEC Contest

from press release

HAMDEN, Conn. -- Juniors Marissa Caroleo (North
Babylon, N.Y.) and Devon Gibney (Hopkinton, Mass.) each tallied six
goals, while sophomore Sarah Allen (Glastonbury, Conn.) dished out
a career-high seven assists to lead the Quinnipiac women's lacrosse
team over Northeast Conference opponent Long Island, 21-7, on
Sunday afternoon at Quinnipiac Field Hockey & Lacrosse Turf
Field. The Bobcats' record improves to 9-4 overall and 6-1 in the
NEC, while the loss drops Long Island to 1-13 overall and 1-6 in
NEC action.

"I am very happy for our seniors," head coach Danie Caro said.
"It's always great to finish your last regular season home game on
a high note, and they did."

With six goals apiece, Gibney matched her career-high, while
Caroleo matched her season-high total.

"Devon and Marissa played extremely well today at both ends of the
field," said Caro. "When they both play like that, we're a really
dangerous team."

After compiling a career-high six assists just three games ago
against Columbia on Wednesday, Apr. 6, Allen tallied seven against
the Blackbirds. The seven assists in a game are the most since
Katie Latonick grabbed eight assists in a 14-9 victory over Bryant
on April, 3, 2009.

"Sarah had another great day with seven assists," said Caro. "She
is seeing the field really well right now and she's being very
patient feeding the ball."

Senior Christine Sinnigen (Sudbury, Mass.) added five points on two
goals and three assists. Senior Lauren Matuszczak (East Longmeadow,
Mass.) netted two goals and one assist, while junior Jennifer
Skipper (Centerport, N.Y.) added one goal and two assists in the
contest. Sophomore Lianne Toomey (Hicksville, N.Y.) and freshman
Michaela Tinsley (Shrewsbury, Mass.) each tallied two points on one
goal and one assist in the game. Seniors Laura Iannotti (Rocky
Point, N.Y.) and Kaitlyn Kelly (North Massapequa, N.Y.) each scored
one goal, while sophomore Chelsea Guerrera (Wantagh, N.Y.) and
freshman Kearney Sneath (Branford, Conn.) both added one assist in
the win.

"Christine had her second five-point game of the weekend," said
Caro. "She's peaking at the right time for us."

Gibney and Kelly led the Bobcats with four and three ground balls,
respectively, on the afternoon. Gibney also led the squad with four
caused turnovers while Kelly added three. Skipper and Caroleo each
grabbed four draw controls on the afternoon, helping Quinnipiac
earn a 20-10 advantage over Long Island in the game.

"Kaitlyn was outstanding again, and we've come to rely on her
playing at that level every game," said Caro. "She sets the tone
for the entire defense, and they're keeping up with her lead."

Senior Lexi DeStefano (Brookfield, Conn.) and junior Noelle
Martello (Westbury, Conn.) each played one half for Quinnipiac and
combined to make 11 saves in the game. Their counterparts
Jacqueline Simonian and Gina Haber combined to make 14 saves in net
for the Blackbirds.

The Bobcats scored seven of the game's first eight goals to take a
7-1 lead with 22:07 remaining in the first half. Caroleo
netted three goals, Gibney two goals and Iannotti grabbed one score
during that time frame. Quinnipiac pushed its lead to 12-3 with
4:00 remaining in the first half, as Gibney and Caroleo each
tallied two scores and Sinnigen netted her first of the game.

Despite Long Island ending the first half on a three goal run,
Quinnipiac responded by scoring the first five goals of the second
half to increase its lead, 17-6. Matuszczak, Caroleo, Toomey,
Gibney, and Kelly each scored for Quinnipiac. After Long Island
scored its final goal of the contest with 11:12 remaining in the
game, Quinnipiac netted the final four goals of the game on scores
from Sinnigen, Gibney, Tinsley, and Skipper.

"I was very happy to be able to play everyone that dressed today,"
said Caro. "We were very proud that there wasn't a letdown when
some of the starters came out."

Quinnipiac returns to action on Thursday, Apr. 21 when it travels
to Emmitsburg, Md. to face Mount St. Mary's at 4 p.m.